Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-9 |
Corporate Name: | William Peury |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | William Peury |
Location: | Zirath, three miles south of Rogan |
County: | Jasper |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1906 |
End Year: | 1906 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1906 |
Town: | Zirath |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Steam
Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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Maximum Capacity: | 30000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet daily |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Gulf Beaumont and Kansas City Railway (later Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe) |
Historicial Development: | Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that the Peury mill at Zirath in 1906 was manufacturing 30,000 feet daily. The town name is spelled as Zeerath in the January 1905 edition of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. |
Research Date: | JKG 8-23-93. MCJ 12-07-95 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |